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Judges 6:7-16

7Nowוַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478cried outזָעֲק֥וּza.'a.KuH2199toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068because ofעַ֖ל אֹד֥וֹת'al 'o.DotH5921 H182Midianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080,

8Heיְהוָ֛ה אִ֥ישׁYah.weh 'ishH3068 H376sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֧חvai.yish.LachH7971אֶל־'el-H413themבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478a prophetנָבִ֖יאna.Vi'H5030,who toldוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559them, “This is whatכֹּה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559:Iאָנֹכִ֞י'a.no.KhiH595broughtהֶעֱלֵ֤יתִיhe.'e.Lei.tiH5927you up out ofאֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714וָאֹצִ֥יאva.'o.Tzi'H3318אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853,out of the houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004of slaveryעֲבָדִֽים׃'a.va.DimH5650.

9I deliveredוָאַצִּ֤לva.'a.TzilH5337youאֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853out of the handsמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713andוּמִיַּ֖דu.mi.YadH3027allכָּל־kol-H3605your oppressorsלֹחֲצֵיכֶ֑םlo.cha.tzei.KhemH3905.I drove them outוָאֲגָרֵ֤שׁva.'a.ga.ReshH1644אוֹתָם֙'o.TamH853before youמִפְּנֵיכֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.KhemH6440and gaveוָאֶתְּנָ֥הva.'e.te.NahH5414youאֶת־'et-H853their landאַרְצָֽם׃'ar.TzamH776.

10And I saidוָאֹמְרָ֣הva.'o.me.RahH559to you: ‘Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.You must notלֹ֤אlo'H3808fearתִֽירְאוּ֙ti.re.'UH3372אֶת־'et-H853the godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567,in whoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834landבְּאַרְצָ֑םbe.'ar.TzamH776youאַתֶּ֖ם'a.TemH859dwellיוֹשְׁבִ֣יםyo.she.VimH3427.’But you did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808obey Meשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖ם בְּקוֹלִֽי׃ פshe.ma'.Tem be.ko.LiH8085 H6963.”

11Then the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068cameוַיָּבֹ֞אvai.ya.Vo'H935and sat downוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevH3427underתַּ֤חַתTa.chatH8478the oakהָֽאֵלָה֙ha.'e.LahH424אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in Ophrahבְּעָפְרָ֔הbe.'a.fe.RahH6084thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834belonged to Joashלְיוֹאָ֖שׁle.yo.'AshH3101the AbiezriteH33,where his sonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121Gideonוְגִדְע֣וֹןve.gid.'onH1439was threshingחֹבֵ֤טcho.VetH2251wheatחִטִּים֙chi.TimH2406in a winepressבַּגַּ֔תba.GatH1660to hide itלְהָנִ֖יסle.ha.NisH5127fromמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440the Midianitesמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.

12And the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֥אvai.ye.Ra'H7200toאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413Gideonand saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יוvai.Yo.mer 'e.LavH559 H413, “The LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068is with youעִמְּךָ֖'i.me.KhaH5973,O mighty manגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368of valorהֶחָֽיִל׃he.Cha.yilH2428.”

13“Pleaseבִּ֣יbiH994,my Lordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,”Gideonגִּדְעוֹן֙gid.'OnH1439repliedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֵלָ֤יו'e.LavH413, “if the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068isוְיֵ֤שׁve.YeshH3426with usעִמָּ֔נוּ'i.Ma.nuH5973,whyוְלָ֥מָּהve.La.mahH4100has allכָּל־kol-H3605thisזֹ֑אתZotH2063happened to usמְצָאַ֖תְנוּme.tza.'At.nuH4672?And whereוְאַיֵּ֣הve.'ai.YehH346are allכָֽל־khol-H3605His wondersנִפְלְאֹתָ֡יוnif.le.'o.TavH6381of whichאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834our fathersאֲבוֹתֵ֜ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1toldסִפְּרוּ־si.pe.ru-H5608us,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘Has notהֲלֹ֤אha.Lo'H3808the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068brought us upהֶעֱלָ֣נוּhe.'e.La.nuH5927out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714?’But nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has forsaken usנְטָשָׁ֣נוּne.ta.Sha.nuH5203and delivered usוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖נוּvai.yi.te.Ne.nuH5414into the handבְּכַף־be.khaf-H3709of Midianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.”

14The LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068turnedוַיִּ֤פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437to himאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goלֵ֚ךְlekhH1980in the strength you haveבְּכֹחֲךָ֣ זֶ֔הbe.kho.cha.Kha ZehH3581 H2088and saveוְהוֹשַׁעְתָּ֥ve.ho.sha'.TaH3467אֶת־'et-H853Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478from the handמִכַּ֣ףmi.KafH3709of Midianמִדְיָ֑ןmid.YanH4080.Am I notהֲלֹ֖אha.Lo'H3808sending youשְׁלַחְתִּֽיךָ׃she.lach.Ti.khaH7971?”

15“Pleaseבִּ֣יbiH994,my Lordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136,” Gideonrepliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413, “howבַּמָּ֥הba.MahH4100can I saveאוֹשִׁ֖יעַ'o.Shi.a'H3467אֶת־'et-H853Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?Indeedהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,my clanאַלְפִּי֙'al.PiH505is the weakestהַדַּ֣לha.DalH1800in Manassehבִּמְנַשֶּׁ֔הbim.na.ShehH4519,and Iוְאָנֹכִ֥יve.'a.no.KhiH595am the youngestהַצָּעִ֖ירha.tza.'IrH6810in my father’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004.”

16“Surelyכִּ֥יkiH3588I will beאֶהְיֶ֖ה'eh.YehH1961with youעִמָּ֑ךְ'i.MakhH5973,”the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413, “and you will strike downוְהִכִּיתָ֥ve.hi.ki.TaH5221allthe Midianitesמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080אֶת־'et-H853as oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֥ישׁke.'IshH376.”

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